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Why the UK was wrong to back Trump's envoy against UN nuclear disarmament talks

Open Democracy
April 10, 2017
By Rebecca Johnson

Ignoring protests from the US, UK and some NATO countries, two-thirds of UN member states appear determined to conclude a nuclear ban treaty this year.
Ground-breaking talks at the United Nations – negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons – got off to a strong start on 27 March, chaired by Ambassador Elayne Whyte of Costa Rica.